Living in Sweden

Practical information relating to living in Sweden.

  • Check the “Starter kit for doctoral candidates” from SULF (the Swedish Association of University Teachers and Researchers). It has reasonably updated (2019.04) basic info on banking, housing, insurance, etc, as well as on the work environment for PhD students.

The link on the right leads to a living document of information collected by PhDs with their experiences on issues such as: 

  • Applying for a visa with Migrationsverket. 
  • Joining a union 
  • Applying for employment insurance (a-kassa)
  • Opening a bank account


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